Company

About Us

Simplify. Inform. Protect.

N5 Sensors's mission is to keep people safe from environmental hazards through a cloud-connected ecosystem of smarter sensors and by leveraging the endless possibilities of shared data and AI.

Our Story

N5 was founded in 2012 as a spin-off from University of Maryland, College Park. We are passionate about developing sensor technologies and products that will make your life better and safer. By bringing together technological innovation and reliable engineering, we are changing how sensing is done. In this new era of wearables, smart-homes, and connected cities, our products will open up new possibilities, giving people the ability to learn about their environment and understand its impact on their health and well-being.

Partners & Collaborators

NASA

Department of Homeland Security

Maryland TEDCO

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Management & Operations

I am a scientist turned entrepreneur with nearly 15 years of experience in the field of semi-conductors. Professionally, I get most excited about brining cutting-edge ideas to life through technological development and execution of effective strategies. As CEO of N5, I spend time formulating business strategies alongside our CFO, ensuring exceptional product quality for our customers, and continuing to build our growing partnership/sales pipeline. One of my favorite roles as CEO is to work alongside our N5 team to make sure they have everything they need to execute on our vision - a safer world through mass adoption of our environmental sensors.

Abhishek
Motayed, PhD

Chief Executive
Officer

I am a serial entrepreneur with a passion for all things sensing and a goal to make the world a better place through development and deployment of sensors and sensor systems. I joined N5 because I was excited about the company’s technology, capabilities and the vision defined by Abhishek and the team. As CRO at N5, I am working to identify and execute commercial deployments of N5 products. I am excited to help the team build out the roadmap and customer base to execute our shared vision of a safer world through mass adoption of environmental sensors.

Debra
Deininger

Chief Revenue
Officer

I am a 30-year career professional in in the development of sensors and instrumentation for the detection of chemical, explosive, and biological threat agents to meet military, homeland security, and environmental monitoring needs. Most recently I served as Director of Science & Technology at Smiths Detection, Inc., where I led ”blue-sky” R&D to inform and shape Strategy and Product Management, enabling long-term growth. I have a sound record of securing external and internal funding, and have established program management experience with key Government agencies. Having been a co-founder and VP of a small R&D company I am very enthusiastic about the contributions N5 is making in the area of truly miniature chemical sensors.

Mary Beth Tabacco

Business Development & Program Support

I manage N5’s Testing and Product Development and lead the design of gas sensors and integrated systems for our customers. This includes gathering customer requirements, product definition, test apparatus design and analysis. Areas of expertise include sensor characterization, system design, automation, data analytics, and project management. I enjoy running and rock climbing.

Brian
Thomson

Director of
Product Engineering

Hi! I’m a Hardware and Firmware engineer at N5 Sensors, aiming to develop the best analog front end, systems, and algorithms to make the most reliable sensors on the market. I have experience and knowledge in IoT, Wireless communication, embedded systems and PCB design. During my free time, I love working on cars and motorcycles.

Vinicius Fonseca

Director of Systems Engineering

Hi! I’m a Finance and Human Resource Specialist at N5 Sensors, focusing on developing efficient processes using knowledge of recruiting, employee relations, training and development. My day-to-day includes employee relations, reporting, payroll, benefits, & involvement in all daily financial activities for current and upcoming projects. I love to painting and am a yoga enthusiast.

Keerthana Senthilkumaran

Head of
Operations

Technical & Engineering

I am a semiconductor process engineer at N5 Sensor, currently conducting industrial research on the fabrication of cutting-edge photocatalytic semiconductor gas sensors. Specifically, my focus is on the development of nano-structured photocatalytic materials for detecting gases and analytes of interest. I have a broad background in the fabrication and characterization of semiconductor devices and materials. I love swimming and reading books.

Hyeong Jin Yun, PhD

Lead Systems
Scientist

I am a research scientist with over 15 years of experience developing advanced sensing techniques. I have worked at all levels of government focused tech transfer: academic, national lab and industry. At N5 I work along side the sensor fabrication team to advance and improve sensor performance and further expand our chemical library for new applications. I am excited to bring N5’s sensor capabilities to the unique challenges and needs of our government funded missions.

Dimitri Alexson,PhD

Senior Scientist

Hello! My name is Ibrahim Diagne, and I am a data scientist at N5 Sensors Inc. I utilize advanced concepts in statistics and machine learning to develop smart algorithms for our hybrid smart novel gas sensors geared toward gas sensing tasks for industrial, commercial and military applications including indoor air quality monitoring systems, toxic chemical, chemical warfare detection among others. Our hybrid novel gas sensors equipped with advanced signal processing schemes offer accurate detection and quantification of gas chemicals for complex sensing tasks. I am an avid reader and enjoy traveling during my spare time.

Ibrahima Diagne, PhD

Data Scientist

My name is Dennis, and I'm a Data Scientist at N5 Sensors. My focus is on using various machine learning techniques to develop smart detection algorithms using our sensor signals as inputs. I enjoy cooking, traveling in my spare time, and spending quality with my niece and nephews. Cheers!

Dennis Trimarchi

Data
Scientist

Hi! My name is Lucas! I am Embedded Data Engineer at N5 Sensors Inc. I contribute with data analysis of the new sensors and the integration of the new devices for the cloud. I automate data instruction procedure and analysis. During my free time, I love to run and play with my dog.

Lucas Aquila

Embedded Data Engineer

I'm an enthusiastic electrical engineer with almost a decade of experience in designing electronic products in a variaty of applications such as medical, consumer products and smartgrid, always focused on hardware and firmware development. I spent the past 5 years working with analog sensors reading, with some minor experience in fabrication and packaging. I love working at N5 Sensors especially because of the multidisciplinarity involved to build, from wafer level up to systems level, easy-to-use high quality products.

Marcelo Peres

Hardware & Firmware Engineer

Working on hardware, firmware, and software development. Electronic circuit design, simulation, PCB layout, firmware, software user interfaces. Designing mixed-signal PCBs, with analog signal conditioning circuitry and digital communication signals. Working with different IoT communication modes such as: BLE, LTE-M and LoRa devices. Coordinating PCB fabrication, assembly, and testing.

Rene Lima

Hardware and Firmware Engineer

Ricardo Rabello

Embedded Systems & Firmware Engineer

Hi, I'm a process engineer at N5 Sensors working on developing, maintaining, and implementing chemical sensor fabrication protocols. I also work closely with the test team to identify device design issues, failure issues, and suggest changes in the sensors design and fabrication process. I love gastronomy and have a strong interest in computer hardware.

Thach Ngoc Pham, PhD

Senior Process Engineer

My name is Chieh-I and I am a semiconductor process engineer at N5 Sensors. My focus is on developing and optimizing fabrication processes of gas and chemical sensor devices. Prior to joining N5 Sensors, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at NIST, Gaithersburg. I am experienced in fabrication and characterization of novel materials. In my spare time, I enjoy baking and biking.

Chieh-I Liu,PhD

Semiconductor Process Engineer

Hello! I am Rudy, Research Lab Engineer at N5 Sensors, I contribute by supporting and maintaining our professional research lab to meet exceptional industry standards using state-of-the-art equipment needed for the research and manufacturing of N5 products in-house. Aside from that, my hobbies include reading, swimming, cooking, and photography.

Rudy Villegas

R&D Test
Engineer

"Hi! I am an Application Test Engineer at N5 Sensors. My main focus is on product testing and long-term reliability data collection to support the internal Data Science and Algorithm Development team. I have a background in Electrical Engineering and I am currently working towards obtaining my Master of Science degree. In my free time I enjoy watching movies and sports and listening to music."

Jose Daniel Zurita Torrico

Application Test
Engineer

Hello! I'm an Application Engineer at N5 Sensors working to improve products for our clients and bolster our sensor characterization and calibration efforts. I focus on product testing and data collection to support our internal and external customer base. I have experience with sensor design, calibration and testing with a background in electrical engineering. In my free time I enjoy a good workout, reading, or making music.

Daniel Slovich

Application Test
Engineer

I am a Supply Chain Manager working to develop systems and streamline the supply chain issues at N5. In this time of global turbulent supply chain I’m working to make sure N5 is placed in a better position to serve our customers. I like watching football and reading during my spare time.

Solomon Antwi

Supply Chain Manager

Hi! I am Audie Castillo and have been with N5 Sensors Inc. since 2014 as its Engineering Technician. I support all the technical operations of the laboratories, from chip fabrication to product packaging. I maintain the instrumentation required for the high standards of chip quality and testing. Formerly, I was a Research Technician at NIST working on thin film magnetic spin-valve sensors. My main role is to ensure the continued operation of N5 Sensors Inc. in its efforts to produce the best quality chemical environmental sensors.

Audie Castillo

Facility Manager

Advisory Board

Steven Chen

Co-Founder & CEO
PFP Cybersecurity

Email:rdebnath@3xl.d5a.myftpupload.com

Chad Lucien

Vice President & General Manager, Sensor Fusion BU at CEVA, Inc.

I’m a Surface Scientist at N5 Sensors. My role is to develop the new catalysts that will achieve the desired properties of our gas sensors, to identify the catalyst performance issues and come up with strategies to improve the sensor performance. I am also providing the material characterization support to N5’s R&D team for the fabrication process. In my spare time, I like to hike, bake, and play with my son.

Company

About Us

Simplify. Inform. Protect.N5 Sensors's mission is to keep people safe from environmental hazards through a cloud-connected ecosystem of smarter sensors and by leveraging the endless possibilities of shared data and AI.

Our Story

Partners & Collaborators

NASA

Department of Homeland Security

Maryland TEDCO

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Management & Operations

Abhishek Motayed, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

Debra Deininger

Chief Revenue Officer

Mary Beth Tabacco

Business Development & Program Support

Brian Thomson

Director of Product Engineering

Vinicius Fonseca

Director of Systems Engineering

Keerthana Senthilkumaran

Head of Operations

Technical & Engineering

Hyeong Jin Yun, PhD

Lead Systems Scientist

Dimitri Alexson,PhD

Senior Scientist

Ibrahima Diagne, PhD

Data Scientist

Dennis Trimarchi

Data Scientist

Lucas Aquila

Embedded Data Engineer

Marcelo Peres

Hardware & Firmware Engineer

Rene Lima

Hardware and Firmware Engineer

Ricardo Rabello

Embedded Systems & Firmware Engineer

Thach Ngoc Pham, PhD

Senior Process Engineer

Chieh-I Liu,PhD

Semiconductor Process Engineer

Rudy Villegas

R&D TestEngineer

Jose Daniel Zurita Torrico

Application Test Engineer

Daniel Slovich

Application Test Engineer

Solomon Antwi

Supply Chain Manager

Audie Castillo

Facility Manager

Advisory Board

Steven Chen

Co-Founder & CEO PFP Cybersecurity

Chad Lucien

Vice President & General Manager, Sensor Fusion BU at CEVA, Inc.

Peter Hsi

Co-Founder CTO RAE SYSTEMS

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Simplify. Inform. Protect.

N5 Sensors's mission is to keep people safe from environmental hazards through a cloud-connected ecosystem of smarter sensors and by leveraging the endless possibilities of shared data and AI.

Abhishek
Motayed, PhD

Chief Executive
Officer

Debra
Deininger

Chief Revenue
Officer

Brian
Thomson

Director of
Product Engineering

Head of
Operations

Lead Systems
Scientist

Data
Scientist

R&D Test
Engineer

Application Test
Engineer

Application Test
Engineer

Co-Founder & CEO
PFP Cybersecurity

Co-Founder
CTO RAE SYSTEMS